While larger states desired representation based on population in order to have more power, smaller, less populous states wanted equal representation so that they would not be ruled by the majority. By establishing a bicameral legislature, the founding fathers ensured that the law making process was contemplative and not based on passionate public opinion, thereby preventing majority rule. The judicial review, the power of the Supreme Court to declare acts passed by Congress unconstitutional, also limited the power of the majority as it had the power to override the decision made by a majority in Congress as unconstitutional and prevent a bill from becoming a law. While the framers wished to observe the principle of the peoples’ will, they understood the downfalls of a direct democracy. By creating an Electoral College system, a bicameral legislature and the judicial review process, the…